How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in spanish?
Reflexive verbs are a class of action words that indicate activity performed on oneself; hence the term “reflexive.” Imagine looking at your reflexion in a mirror. In Spanish, reflexive verbs are ubiquitous and sometimes difficult to distinguish from other verb types. The key to learning Spanish reflexive verbs is knowing how to implement the reflexive pronoun and isolate it from other similar ones like direct or indirect object pronouns. Identify reflexivity. You can tell if a verb is reflexive if the infinitive form ends in ‘se.’ For example, casarse, dormirse, acostarse, sentarse etc. Incorporate the reflexive pronoun. Every time you use a reflexive verb you must utilize the reflexive pronoun. For example, to say “I go to bed” in Spanish you must say “me acuesto” where “me” is the first person reflexive pronoun. If you say “yo acuesto” it would carry a transitive meaning, i.e. I put to bed. Utilize correct word order with “ir a”. In conjugating reflexive verbs with the “ir a” constr